Med-O-Wheel Secure™

What is Med-O-Wheel Secure™?

Med-O-Wheel Secure is suitable for use by health care professionals, for example for drug rehabilitation, as it releases only one dose at a time—and at the right time. Once the medication has been administered, Med-O-Wheel Secure locks shut and will not release the next dose until it's time.

Features and advantages

Clinically tested

Designed for professional use

Lockable

Releases medication only at the right time

Enables long-term home medication and makes it regular

Single pills or pharmaceutical doses can be dosed for 1–28 days at a time

One day can be programmed for 1–4 medication doses, and there is a three-hour window for each dose

For example, a patient in opioid replacement treatment has been prescribed Suboxone® to be taken each morning at 9am. Med-O-Wheel is set to give the medication at 9 a.m. The medication can be taken from the wheel between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Once the medication has been taken, Med-O-Wheel locks shut until it is time for the next morning's medication. The empty slot from which the medication was taken is no longer visible to the patient.

Additionally

Possibility to lighten the pressure needed for the medication request

Operating principle of Med-O-Wheel Secure™

Medication doses used in drug therapy and/or mental health care can be loaded into the Med-O-Wheel when the administration of the medication must be regular and secure. The patient receives the medication only at a specific time of the day. Otherwise the device is locked shut and the medication is safe inside the unit. It is possible to set Med-O-Wheel to provide 1–4 dosage opportunities daily.

When the user presses the transparent part of the device cover, Med-O-Wheel moves the correct dose for release and then locks shut until the next specified dosage time.

References:

The product is in use at the Kuopio clinic of substance abuse psychiatry and in several other units in the field.